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. >> reporter: ciancia is charged with shooting of two people and killing of one agent. >> every airport say little different. but the cordination with the local police is always key because remember tsa officers are not armed. >> reporter: one traveler told cbs news he was calm before the shooting and looked like just another passenger. back to you. >> ciancia's family says they tried to warn the authorities he was not stable. >>> the family of a 13-year-old boy, shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy, plans to file a lawsuit tomorrow. andy lopez was carrying a toy riffel and plastic handguns when he was shot on october 22nd. his family is expected to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county and the deputy. three wrongful death lawsuits have been filed. >>> it is now up to the b.a.r.t board of directors to vote on the deal. not even is happy. not from the union but a member of the board. it including a pay raise over four years, workers have to pay into their pensions and monthly health contpwaougzs goes up, one person thinks b.a.r.t caved in. >> we -- contrib
. >> reporter: ciancia is charged with shooting of two people and killing of one agent. >> every airport say little different. but the cordination with the local police is always key because remember tsa officers are not armed. >> reporter: one traveler told cbs news he was calm before the shooting and looked like just another passenger. back to you. >> ciancia's family says they tried to warn the authorities he was not stable. >>> the family of a 13-year-old...
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ciancia is in critical condition at a hospital in los angeles. this afternoon, the head of the t.s.a. and the widow of officer gerardo hernandez appeared at the airport to remember the first t.s.a. officer ever killed in the line of duty. in los angeles, carter evans begins our coverage. >> reporter: moments ago, federal authorities announced the man who opened fire on t.s.a. officers at l.a. international airport carried with him multiple assault weapon magazines and a message. >> in the note that was handwritten that we found from the defendant that was signed by the defendant, we found a statement where he made a conscious decision to kill multiple t.s.a. employees. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the widow of it, say officer gerardo hernandez spoke about her husband, the first officer in the agency's history to die in the line of duty. >> we are all heartbroken and will miss him dearly. >> reporter: at lax, more than 24 hours after gunfire disrupted thousands of flights, many passengers remain stranded, their belongings still inside the ter
ciancia is in critical condition at a hospital in los angeles. this afternoon, the head of the t.s.a. and the widow of officer gerardo hernandez appeared at the airport to remember the first t.s.a. officer ever killed in the line of duty. in los angeles, carter evans begins our coverage. >> reporter: moments ago, federal authorities announced the man who opened fire on t.s.a. officers at l.a. international airport carried with him multiple assault weapon magazines and a message. >>...
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and we have learned that see ciancia was shot in the head. he lives in los angeles but originally is from new jersey. teri okita reports. >> reporter: authorities actually say that someone dropped ciancia off here at l.a.x. before this shooting. he then went inside and shot a tsa multiple times at point- blank range. he then went up an escalator, came back and shot the officer again. as you mentioned, tonight, husbands driving widow remembered her husband. >> reporter: the widow of the fallen tsa officer spoke to the media saturday. >> gerardo would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated. and we are all heartbroken. >> reporter: the head of the tsa expressed his condolences on behalf of the agency. >> officers hernandez was the first tsa employee killed in the line of duty. >> on the floor, on the floor now! >> reporter: hernandez was killed in a shooting rampage at los angeles international airport friday morning. four other people were wounded. a wreath was delivered to l.a.x. saturday where there's a visible police presence in car,
and we have learned that see ciancia was shot in the head. he lives in los angeles but originally is from new jersey. teri okita reports. >> reporter: authorities actually say that someone dropped ciancia off here at l.a.x. before this shooting. he then went inside and shot a tsa multiple times at point- blank range. he then went up an escalator, came back and shot the officer again. as you mentioned, tonight, husbands driving widow remembered her husband. >> reporter: the widow of...
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ciancia had already left for lax 45 minutes ago. reporting live at sfo. >> and a woman who knows ciancia believe the plot was days in the making. her voice has an altered to protect her identity. >> he asked one of the roommates if he could have a ride to the airport. he said that basically he was going back home. either that his dad was kind of sick and he had to deal with some family issues. so he also did mention what day he had to leave. >> investigators say one of the roommates did get ciancia a ride to the airport but was unaware of the not. the woman says ciancia rarely left the san fernando valley apartment since moving there last january. meanwhile, flights are back on schedule at alabama's largest airport after a threatening note prompted a two-hour evacuation there. an employee the at the birmingham-shuttlesworth airport found the note in the restroom yesterday afternoon. about a dozen flights-either delayed or diverted from the airport while bomb squad investigators searched the airport. they found nothing dangerous. >>>
ciancia had already left for lax 45 minutes ago. reporting live at sfo. >> and a woman who knows ciancia believe the plot was days in the making. her voice has an altered to protect her identity. >> he asked one of the roommates if he could have a ride to the airport. he said that basically he was going back home. either that his dad was kind of sick and he had to deal with some family issues. so he also did mention what day he had to leave. >> investigators say one of the...
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officers shot ciancia four times to end the shooting rampage. but before the suspect was taken to the hospital an official says he told them he acted alone. >> he had the gun down like this. >> reporter: passenger scott screen witnessed the shooting. he was among the more than 100 people who ran for their lives. >> doesn't make sense to me. i thought, you know, well, that guy had a gun and no one was there to stop him. >> reporter: court papers reveal ciancia left a letter saying he made a conscious decision to try to kill. investigators say he targeted tsa acts. transportatio security administration officer 39-year-old gerardo hernandez was killed. two other tsa employees and a passenger were wounded. ciancia does not have a history of mental illness, but we know he texted his family recently saying that he was very unhappy to the point where his father asked lapd officers to check on his son last friday. but by the time officers got to ciancia's apartment he had already left for lax. reporting live at sfo, cate caugiiran. >>> a threat disrupte
officers shot ciancia four times to end the shooting rampage. but before the suspect was taken to the hospital an official says he told them he acted alone. >> he had the gun down like this. >> reporter: passenger scott screen witnessed the shooting. he was among the more than 100 people who ran for their lives. >> doesn't make sense to me. i thought, you know, well, that guy had a gun and no one was there to stop him. >> reporter: court papers reveal ciancia left a...
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>> reporter: he is paul anthony ciancia. as carter said he's from new jersey but a lot doesn't emerge. what you don't see is the criminal record. you don't see other violent acts. what you don't see is references to him in the fbi files. yet what you do see today, according to investigators, is he walks into the terminal. he's got the gun in a garment bag. he takes the rifle out, he opens fire, shoots his way through the check point going down a side, coming around the back. he's focused on the tsa agents. inside the bag we are told investigators came up with notes saying that the tsa were facists and pigs, anti-american rantings, anti-tsa rantings and references to the new world order which is another growing conspiracy group that believes the world is going to be taken over by forces and black helicopters and so on. interestingly, scott, today he texted his parents from l.a. to new jersey and said he was going to kill himself today. they called the police. there was a response to his house. apparently they didn't make cont
>> reporter: he is paul anthony ciancia. as carter said he's from new jersey but a lot doesn't emerge. what you don't see is the criminal record. you don't see other violent acts. what you don't see is references to him in the fbi files. yet what you do see today, according to investigators, is he walks into the terminal. he's got the gun in a garment bag. he takes the rifle out, he opens fire, shoots his way through the check point going down a side, coming around the back. he's focused...
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and no one was there to stop him. >> reporter: ciancia is currently under 24 hour armed guard at the hospital. he's accused of murdering a federal officer and committing an act of violence at an international airport. jeff, those are charges that could lead to the death penalty. >> jeff: carter evans, thank you very much. the shooting at lax raises questions about security at airports across the country. one of those questions, should tsa agents be armed? here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: at reagan national airport today passengers were a bit more patient with the long lines. al wooten travels frequently for business. >> i don't mind the line, my thing is just getting there safely. >> reporter: security procedures at u.s. airports are under scrutiny after friday's shooting. tsa says it will work with congress to review procedures and see if anything more could have been done. tsa officers have been posted at transportation check points since november of 2001, a direct response to the failures of a precept 11th system. since the agency's creation. >> dow have anything sharp, dangerous.
and no one was there to stop him. >> reporter: ciancia is currently under 24 hour armed guard at the hospital. he's accused of murdering a federal officer and committing an act of violence at an international airport. jeff, those are charges that could lead to the death penalty. >> jeff: carter evans, thank you very much. the shooting at lax raises questions about security at airports across the country. one of those questions, should tsa agents be armed? here's jeff pegues....
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paul ciancia told police a friend dropped him off in front of terminal three on friday, he was carrying an assault rifle and five 30-round magazines and in his bag hundreds of more rounds. this morning, he's hospitalized, heavily sedated and under armed guard. theresa garcia reports. >> reporter: scott green was right there and ran for his life when a shooter opened fire friday at los angeles international airport. >> like he had his gun trained down like this, and he took two shots. >> reporter: police say it was 23-year-old paul ciancia who killed one tsa agent and wounded two others. investigators found a note in his duffel bag saying he wanted to kill multiple tsa agents, but so far the fbi has not found evidence of any previous run-ins he may have had with the agency. >> i thought he was just a random passenger, very calm, stoic face. >> reporter: billy bay saw the suspect walk in with an assault rifle. he says it could have been worse. >> about 100 people under benches around him hiding. if he wanted to continue to shoot, he could have. i've read since he was targeting tsa, so may
paul ciancia told police a friend dropped him off in front of terminal three on friday, he was carrying an assault rifle and five 30-round magazines and in his bag hundreds of more rounds. this morning, he's hospitalized, heavily sedated and under armed guard. theresa garcia reports. >> reporter: scott green was right there and ran for his life when a shooter opened fire friday at los angeles international airport. >> like he had his gun trained down like this, and he took two...
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they went after this individual and they confronted this individual. >> reporter: police say ciancia shot several tsa employees. one of them a behavior detection officer died. >> unfortunately, we were unable to revive a heartbeat and he expired from severe gunshot wounds to his chest and to his abdomen. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news anti-government and anti- tsa writings were found in ciancia's bag. officials say he sent a text message to his family in new jersey earlier today threatening to kill himself. the airport terminal was evacuated but some passengers who were unable to get out crammed into restroom stalls for safety. a semi-automatic rifle was recovered at the scene. >>> it's been the subject of a legal battle in federal court for months. how mentally ill inmates are treated in california prisons. reporter angelie hemphill shows us videos just released by a judge. we warn you some of the what you are about to see is very graphic. >> reporter: this is disturbing video of a mentally ill prisoner being pepper sprayed through his cell door by several officers in gas masks
they went after this individual and they confronted this individual. >> reporter: police say ciancia shot several tsa employees. one of them a behavior detection officer died. >> unfortunately, we were unable to revive a heartbeat and he expired from severe gunshot wounds to his chest and to his abdomen. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news anti-government and anti- tsa writings were found in ciancia's bag. officials say he sent a text message to his family in new jersey earlier...
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officers shot ciancia within minutes of the rampage. he's now in the hospital heavily sedated. randy page is at l.a.x. tonight with a push for more security. >> reporter: this is the tsa security checkpoint in terminal 3, where the fatal shooting took place on friday. today, we saw no visible armed law enforcement personnel stationed on either side of the check point. one airport police officer stopped by briefly, then continued walking to the terminal. the union representing tsa employees nationwide is asking for more protection for its unarmed agents. in a statement today, stating in part, we feel a larger, and more consistent armed presence in screening areas would be a positive step in improving security for both tso's, and the flying public. in washington, d.c. today, attorney general eric holder weighed in. >> the investigation is obviously underway. part of that investigation will be to review the security measures that were in place, not only at l.a.x., but i think a review of the security arrangements that exist in other airports as well. >> how do other major airports
officers shot ciancia within minutes of the rampage. he's now in the hospital heavily sedated. randy page is at l.a.x. tonight with a push for more security. >> reporter: this is the tsa security checkpoint in terminal 3, where the fatal shooting took place on friday. today, we saw no visible armed law enforcement personnel stationed on either side of the check point. one airport police officer stopped by briefly, then continued walking to the terminal. the union representing tsa...
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police confronted ciancia and exchanged gunfire at the terminal and took him into custody. he's in the hospital right now but his condition is unknown. after the shooting investigators found hundreds of rounds of ammunition. enough they say to kill everyone who was there at the time. now, authorities this morning are currently going through the terminal. they're picking up belongings that were left behind trying to get them back to the passengers. yesterday 1,500 flights were canceled or delayed. that affected 167,000 travelers and it's unclear how many flights will still be affected today. anthony and vinita? >> carter evans. thank you, carter. >>> steven pomeranz joins us from our washington bureau. good morning. >> good morning. >> the shooter hat anti-government or anti-tsa documents, things of that nature. was this an act of terrorism or could he be a lone wolf? >> there's a long way to go and there'll be obviously an extremely thorough investigation trying to find that out as well as all the rest of the information that needs to come to light. so that's going to be so
police confronted ciancia and exchanged gunfire at the terminal and took him into custody. he's in the hospital right now but his condition is unknown. after the shooting investigators found hundreds of rounds of ammunition. enough they say to kill everyone who was there at the time. now, authorities this morning are currently going through the terminal. they're picking up belongings that were left behind trying to get them back to the passengers. yesterday 1,500 flights were canceled or...